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Look up your MP's expenses

Covered End
Covered End Posts: 52,006
edited May 2009 in Not Sports Related
Look up your MP's expenses for 07/08

http://msn.shoothill.com/

Here's mine :-



Constituency: Bromley and Chislehurst
MP: Neill, Bob
Party: CON
Expenses 2007/2008
Second Home: £19,108
London Supplement: £0
Office: £17,130
Staffing: £102,055
Stationery: £880
IT Provision: £337
Staff Cover: £0
Communication: £11,209
Travel: £4,538

Total Expenses £154K
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  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Is that "Average" ?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,222
    Why does our MP need a second home?
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,221
    see the greenwich one doesnt. thankfully.

    would he have a second home because he's not actually from that area originally?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,222
    http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/bob_neill/bromley_and_chislehurst
  • WSS
    WSS Posts: 25,070
    Constituency: Dartford
    MP: Stoate, Dr Howard
    Party: LAB
    Expenses
    Second Home: £17,883
    London Supplement: £0
    Office: £17,221
    Staffing: £93,371
    Stationery: £1,556
    IT Provision: £1,176
    Staff Cover: £0
    Communication: £11,252
    Travel: £3,928

    Total Expenses: £151,660
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,221
    stoate was my family doctor for about 25 years - he still is at the same practice in bexleyheath. dry old stick. why does he need a second home?
  • Bournemouth Addick
    Bournemouth Addick Posts: 16,283
    Mine was joint 1st on the old incidental costs front last year - £23k. Way to go Tobias!

    [...and with a name like that can you guess which party he's from?]
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,006
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]Why does our MP need a second home?

    Quite. He lives in bloody Chislehurst, couldn't possibly get home from London then. On that basis we all need a second home on expenses. Henry, why don't you e mail him, I can't be bothered?
  • Charlton Dan
    Charlton Dan Posts: 4,937
    Constituency: Old Bexley and Sidcup
    MP: Conway, Derek
    Party: IND CON
    Expenses
    Second Home: £23,033
    London Supplement: £0
    Office: £23,011
    Staffing: £73,772
    Stationery: £395
    IT Provision: £1,447
    Staff Cover: £0
    Communication: £2,746
    Travel: £5,584

    Total Expenses: £130,947

    Travel £5.5k! 2nd Home £23k!

    Its Sidcup not Weston FFS!
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,222
    edited May 2009
    [cite]Posted By: Covered End[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]Why does our MP need a second home?

    Quite. He lives in bloody Chislehurst, couldn't possibly get home from London then. On that basis we all need a second home on expenses. Henry, why don't you e mail him, I can't be bothered?

    I've met him so better if you did it : - 0
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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,222
    [cite]Posted By: Charlton Dan[/cite]Constituency: Old Bexley and Sidcup
    MP: Conway, Derek
    Party: IND CON
    Expenses
    Second Home: £23,033
    London Supplement: £0
    Office: £23,011
    Staffing: £73,772
    Stationery: £395
    IT Provision: £1,447
    Staff Cover: £0
    Communication: £2,746
    Travel: £5,584

    Total Expenses: £130,947

    Travel £5.5k! 2nd Home £23k!

    Its Sidcup not Weston FFS!

    Conway, wasn't he the one employing his son who had never set foot in the HOP?
    I bet the other MPs love him for opening the whole can of worms.
  • Charlton Dan
    Charlton Dan Posts: 4,937
    Yes he was. Grrrrrrr
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,847
    I wonder how much of the "staffing" costs claimed are actually in relation to members of their own families?

    About 80% I would guess, the parasites.
  • Swisdom
    Swisdom Posts: 14,977
    Constituency: Braintree
    MP: Newmark, Mr Brooks
    Party: CON
    Expenses
    Second Home: £20,000
    London Supplement: £0
    Office: £8,618
    Staffing: £98,107
    Stationery: £267
    IT Provision: £1,082
    Staff Cover: £0
    Communication: £7,402
    Travel: £1,978

    Total Expenses: £138,270
    Data sourced from House of Commons,
    UK Parliament

    Seems my chap is fairly reasonable in comparison to some
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    Conway, whose 'staffing' is basically giving his missus and his son £73k a year, and who claims £23k a year on his 2nd home.
    Lives in the next road to me. I'm sure he can't be expected to make the 8 minute walk to the station.....

    This is where our political system is all wrong. If for example i wanted a Cameron and a Conservative government to run the country, why do i have to vote for this berk to represent my area's best interests ?
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]Why does our MP need a second home?

    Come on Henry, you cannot expect your local MP to struggle home from London to Bromley after a long, hard day of lunches, gin & tonic and a bit of slap & tickle with his PA!

    He need's a London apartment that can be reached by taxi to avoid the crush on the train from Charing Cross.

    ;-)
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Looked at Dowd (spit!) our local "Labour" mp (yeah,right).
    Can't do the link thingy, but I'm really,really hoping he's screwed up in a BIG way.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Apparently he "works" for Lewisham council, not the pratts who voted for him.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    edited May 2009
    [cite]Posted By: Miserableold-ish git[/cite]Looked at Dowd (spit!) our local "Labour" mp (yeah,right).
    Can't do the link thingy, but I'm really,really hoping he's screwed up in a BIG way.

    Constituency: Lewisham West
    MP: Dowd, Jim
    Party: LAB
    Expenses
    Second Home: £0
    London Supplement: £2,812
    Office: £22,723
    Staffing: £88,998
    Stationery: £611
    IT Provision: £1,261
    Staff Cover: £0
    Communication: £9,701
    Travel: £2,782

    Total Expenses: £131,165
    Data sourced from House of Commons,
    UK Parliament

    There you go!

    At least he hasn't got the gall to charge for a second home.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Travel; £2,782 !

    Its 4 bloody miles from his house to HOP !!
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  • Charlton Dan
    Charlton Dan Posts: 4,937
    [cite]Posted By: AFKABartram[/cite]why do i have to vote for this berk to represent my area's best interests ?
    TBF I cant see him being the CON candidate at the Election Danny, but I see what you mean and agree.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,847
    [cite]Posted By: AFKABartram[/cite]Conway, whose 'staffing' is basically giving his missus and his son £73k a year, and who claims £23k a year on his 2nd home.
    Lives in the next road to me. I'm sure he can't be expected to make the 8 minute walk to the station.....

    This is where our political system is all wrong. If for example i wanted a Cameron and a Conservative government to run the country, why do i have to vote for this berk to represent my area's best interests ?

    Which road is that? I might go and pay him a little visit.

    I've met him before through work. He did seem like a bit of a berk to be fair - not unlike Derek Conway from The Bill!
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Here's my MP

    Constituency: Gillingham
    MP: Clark, Paul
    Party: LAB
    Expenses
    Second Home: £22,204
    London Supplement: £0
    Office: £19,901
    Staffing: £84,890
    Stationery: £1,228
    IT Provision: £1,250
    Staff Cover: £0
    Communication: £6,863
    Travel: £3,652

    Total Expenses: £143,402
    Data sourced from House of Commons,
    UK Parliament

    I have to be fair and say that on the occasions I have had to call on him he has come up trumps as a constituency MP.

    I say that as somebody who does not like this present Labour government of which he is presently Transport Minister.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,006
    quote][cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Covered End[/cite]
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]Why does our MP need a second home?

    Quite. He lives in bloody Chislehurst, couldn't possibly get home from London then. On that basis we all need a second home on expenses. Henry, why don't you e mail him, I can't be bothered?

    I've met him so better if you did it : - 0[/quote]

    Ok, I've sent this and it's been acknowledged. I'll post up the reply when received.

    Dear Bob Neill,

    I see in your expenses that you claimed £19,108.00 second home
    allowance in 2007/2008.I was wondering how this is justified, as you
    appear to live in Chislehurst?

    I believe the last train you could get home from Charing Cross to
    Chislehurst is gone midnight.

    Additionally,I was wondering about your staff expenses being in excess
    of £100,000.00. Who do you employ and on what basis.Are any of these
    employees family, friends or associates?

    Yours sincerely,
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,087
    Constituency: Orpington
    MP: Horam, Mr John
    Party: CON
    Expenses
    Second Home: £11,452
    London Supplement: £0
    Office: £26,440
    Staffing: £69,225
    Stationery: £406
    IT Provision: £656
    Staff Cover: £0
    Communication: £10,687
    Travel: £1,910

    Total Expenses: £121,975


    I've never voted for him.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Len, ask your fella what kind of transport you can get for over 2 and a half grand to travel afew miles up the road would ya ?
    cheers.
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
    Constituency: Folkestone and Hythe
    MP: Howard, Rt Hon Michael
    Party: CON
    Expenses
    Second Home: £18,200
    London Supplement: £0
    Office: £10,883
    Staffing: £78,064
    Stationery: £564
    IT Provision: £1,272
    Staff Cover: £0
    Communication: £1,348
    Travel: £2,785

    Total Expenses: £114,990
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    [cite]Posted By: Off_it[/cite][Which road is that? I might go and pay him a little visit.

    Harland Avenue
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,006
    edited May 2009
    BTW, did anyone see that article about the chap who works in London and lives in Penzance. In the summer months, he sleeps overnight in his £30 tent in Epping Forest ?

    Why can't all our MP'S do the same? :-)
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,222
    [cite]Posted By: Covered End[/cite]BTW, did anyone see that article about the chap who works in London and lives in Penzance. In the summer months, he sleeps overnight in his £35 tent in Epping Forest ?

    Why can't all our MP'S do the same? :-)

    And in the winter lives in a £15 a night conference centre. A bit drastic but it proves the point.

    I await the response from our MP.

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